Police arrested Mall of America employee Amin Isse Mohamed and charged him with thrusting his hand into a woman’s crotch as she sat down on an amusement ride, reports say.
On Sunday, Mohamed led a woman to a seat on the Big Rig ride in the heart of the Mall’s amusement rides area. But according to a police report, Mohamed used the pretense of buckling her into the ride’s seat as an excuse to grab at her crotch, according to Fox 9.
“The court documents say the woman reported that Mohamed reached his hand with his palm up and middle finger extended between her legs and groped her vagina,” Fox 9 reported. “The safety buckle for the ride was by her left hip and was not close to her crotch.”
The 18-year-old employee was arrested and hit with a misdemeanor charge of criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree.
The Mall of America confirmed that Mohamad was fired and issued a statement noting the customer’s complaint.
“On Sunday, November 12 an adult customer lodged a complaint against a ride operator. Immediate action was taken after receiving the complaint,” the statement read. “The team member was arrested by Bloomington Police and escorted off property. This team member will not be allowed on Mall of America property pending the outcome of a police investigation.”
The Mall of America employee was not the only trouble the famed facility experienced this week. Police also arrested 20-year-old Mahad Abdiaziz Abdirahaman for allegedly stabbing several shoppers on Monday.
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